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Maitland, Richard. The selected poems of Sir Richard Metellan of Lydington, Late 16th century
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Identifier: De.3.71
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This is a volume of collected poems of Sir Richard Maitland, Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.
Dates:
Late 16th century
Makculloch manuscript f. 181v - Scots verse (MS 205/Scots)
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Identifier: ADO-2019-0062
Mary, Queen of Scots. The declaration of the will of Marie, Quene of Scotland, 1566
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Identifier: De.1.12/22
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This paper consists of a closely written sheet of four pages, in a contemporary hand, and contains the instructions the Queen dictated when lying ill at Jedburgh, after the famous ride she took on horseback to visit the Earl of Bothwell at Hermitage Castle. It was likely transcribed by John Lesley, the Bishop of Ross.
Dates:
1566
Mutual Indenture between Allane Stewarte, Elene Baty, and George Henrisoun, on one part, and William Spetale, on the other, 9th August 1523
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Identifier: La.V/79
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Mutual Indenture between Allane Stewarte, provost of Edinburgh, Elene Baty, his spouse, and George Henrisoun, her son, on one part, and William Spetale of Luchart, on the other part, whereby the said Elene, with consent of her husband and son, leases and sets to William Spetale the mill of Fordale with the mill lands of the same, the multures and sucken of the lands and barony of Fordale, lying in the sheriffdom of Fife, for five years from date; and 'in excambyoun and cosin' of the same,...
Dates:
9th August 1523
Notarial copy of Letters by John Cockburn of Ormiston appointing procurators for resigning his lands of Cowtcoit, 16th May 1562
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Identifier: GB 237 Coll-1/5/2414
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Notarial copy of Letters by John Cockburn of Ormiston appointing procurators [names blank] for resigning his lands of Cowtcoit, in the parish and within the bounds of the barony of Newlands and sheriffdom of Peebles, into the hands of the commendator or abbot of the abbey of Newbottill, the superior, in favour of John Hamilton of Stirkfield. Dated at Edinburgh, 16th May 1562. Witnesses, William Lauder of Hatton, Mr. Alexander Cockburn, the granter's son and apparent heir, Robert Johnstone,...
Dates:
16th May 1562
Notarial Instrument concerning a court of the sheriffdom of Ayr, held in the tolbooth of Edinburgh by John Perdowin, 13th January 1528
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Identifier: GB 237 Coll-1/5/2256
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Notarial Instrument narrating that on the date hereof in a plain court of the sheriffdom of Ayr, held in the tolbooth of Edinburgh by John Perdowin, macer, under commission from the king [James V] for serving the brieve from Chancery craved by Mariota Campbell, sister of the late John Campbell of Wester Loudoun, as heir of her brother in the lands of Wester Loudon and Stevinston, there compeared James [Stewart], Earl of Moray [natural brother of the king], who, by Mr. Robert Calbraith, his...
Dates:
13th January 1528
Notarial Instrument concerning a request to wadset three oxgangs of the lands of Waltirston, 4th June 1489
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Identifier: La.V/931
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Instrument of Sasine proceeding on and narrating a precept (in the vernacular), dated at Ballenbriech, 4th June 1489, by George, Earl of Rothes, 'Lord Leslye on Levyne,' addressed to William of Leslie, Wat of Leslie, John of Seton, and George of Fitte, as bailies, for infefting Henry Pitcairn, son and heir of the late Henry Pitcairn of that Ilk, in the lands of Cullerny in the barony of Balbriech and shire of Fife, so far as his said father died seised of the same. Sasine given on same date...
Dates:
4th June 1489
Notarial Instrument concerning John Browne, abbot of Sweetheart, 21st October 1547
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Identifier: GB 237 Coll-1/5/1941
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Notarial Instrument narrating that John [Browne], abbot of Sweetheart, 'nocht of varyand mynd bot for gud lufe and favour quhilk he presently buyr to his maist dearest father Thomas Broune in Lavne, in his playne court haldin on the abbay grene of Sweithart hes admittit . . . the said Thomas and his ayris kyndlie tenentes in and to ' the 40s. lands of Trostan, 40s. lands of Kinhervie, £3 lands of Lochhill, 20s. lands of the Karse and 40s. lands of Hither Ingliston, in the above barony, etc.,...
Dates:
21st October 1547
Notarial Instrument in which Alexander Byrsbane protests as to certain questions in dispute between him and Gilbert Mowat, 6th August 1510
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Identifier: La.V/58
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Letters ' testimoniale' [in the vernacular], by Alane Jamyson, one of the bailies of the burgh of Cupar, witnessing that on 6th August 1510, Laurence Schethome of Cascheskelpye, with consent of Alexander Schethome, his son and heir apparent, and Isobel Rankelour, his spouse, resigned in the hands of the said bailie, ' ane tenement and land of thairis with the zhardis of the samyn and pertinentis, liand on the west side of the Crocegate betuix the tenementis of quhilum Johnne Mowdy on the...
Dates:
6th August 1510
Notarial Instrument narrating and transuming a contract betwixt Christian Cant and James Dundas of the Cragtoun, 5th September 1527
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Identifier: GB 237 Coll-1/5/2634
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Notarial Instrument narrating and transuming a contract betwixt Christian Cant, relict of the late Archibald Dundas of Cragtoun, with Archibald Dundas, Sir John Dundas, Duncan Dundas, and Nicholas Dundas, her sons, on the one part, and James Dundas of the Cragtoun, son and heir of the said late Archibald, with Elizabeth Hamilton, his spouse, on the other part, to the effect that the said James shall possess the lands of Nether Newliston and also the lands of Duddingston, with the corn,...
Dates:
5th September 1527